Abstract
The March–August, 1983 eruption of Mt. Etna can be considered as one of the most important in the last years.
The analysis of seismic activity during the three months immediately before the eruption showed interesting variations of theb coefficient, in the frequency-magnitude relationship, that have been linked to possible changes of the stress field in the Etnean region.
The eruption start was also preceded by a strong seismic crisis with epicenters mostly on the southern, eastern and southwestern flanks of the volcano, and characterized by the shallowness of most of the events (h≤3 km).
The data analysis has led to a hypothesis on the eruption occurrence based on a model of dynamic evolution of the stress field acting on Mt. Etna.
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Patanè, G., Gresta, S. & Imposa, S. Seismic activity preceding the 1983 eruption of Mt. Etna. Bull Volcanol 47, 941–952 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952353
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